December 13, 2022 China struggles to dismantle controversial 'zero COVID' policies Chinese officials have abandoned the nation's exceedingly strict and controversial "zero COVID" policies following national unrest, though reform is proving difficult.
December 2, 2022 WHO's Tedros claims conditions ripe for deadly COVID variant World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that a new COVID-19 variant could emerge amid loosening restrictions.
November 29, 2022 China sends 3 astronauts in first in-orbit crew rotation in nation's history China launched three astronauts to its recently assembled space station, "Celestial Palace," marking the mission as the first in-orbit crew rotation in China’s space history.
November 29, 2022 Mistakes at UK coronavirus testing lab may have led to 20 deaths Mistakes made at a COVID testing lab in Britain may have led to the deaths of 20 people. The lab marked thousands of positive coronavirus tests as negative.
November 29, 2022 Half of UK's Christmas turkeys lost to bird flu outbreak Roughly half of the United Kingdom's free-range turkeys and geese have either died or been culled after contracting avian flu in the commonwealth's largest-ever outbreak
November 25, 2022 'Draconian approach': strict Chinese COVID measures remain as case numbers continue rising Discontent continues to brew among Chinese citizens as the nation's communist government continues imposing restrictions over increasing COVID-19 case numbers.
November 21, 2022 US Supreme Court rejects nursing home’s bid to move COVID death lawsuit into federal court The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Glenhaven Healthcare’s bid to move a lawsuit into federal court. The case refers to a nursing home resident who died from COVID-19.
November 21, 2022 Why Somalia has not declared famine amid one of its worst cases of widespread hunger Somalia is on the brink of its worst famine in the past 50 years. However, a famine has still not been declared. Government aid workers say the decision is highly influenced by politics
November 21, 2022 Russian volcano gears up to most powerful eruption in 15 years The Shiveluch volcano of Russia’s Kamchatka is winding up to its most powerful explosion since 2007. Kamchatka is part Earth’s “Ring of Fire” and is home to 29 active volcanoes.
November 18, 2022 Spain seizes largest amount of marijuana in country's history Spanish authorities made its largest cannabis bust ever with over 50 tons, trumping its previous record which was also made earlier this month.